Frederick Tuort ( Eng. Frederik Twort , October 22, 1877 , Cumberley United Kingdom - March 20, 1950 , ibid.) - English bacteriologist and virologist , member of the Royal Society of London (1929-50).
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Biography
Frederick Tuort was born on October 22, 1877 in Cumberley. In 1900 he received his medical education at St. Thomas Hospital and was immediately hired by this hospital, where after working for a year he decides to connect his life with London and settles in the London Hospital, where he worked from 1902 to 1909. From 1909 to 1950, he served as director of the Brownian Veterinary Institute and professor of bacteriology at the University of London . In early 1950, suddenly Frederick Tuort felt ill and decided to break with all posts and move to his homeland in Cumberley . There he died on March 20, 1950.
Scientific work
The main scientific works are devoted to the study of infectious diseases.
- 1908 - First applied the selective method to obtain a pure bacterial culture.
- 1912 - Together with J. Ingram, established the need for vitamin K for the growth of certain microorganisms.
- 1913 - Discovered and described a bacterial virus that would soon become known as a bacteriophage .
- 1915 - It was established that the lytic agent allocated by him meets all the criteria of the virus as defined by D. I. Ivanovsky.
- He was engaged in the cultivation of microorganisms .
- He studied staph infections and the morphology of staphylococci.
- He called the phenomenon of bacteriophagy "a transmitted lysis of staphylococci."
References
- TSB , 3rd edition, 1970-78.
- Biologists. Biographical reference book. - Kiev .: Science. Dumka, 1984.— 816 p.: silt
See also
- Bacteriophages .
Notes
- ↑ Tuort Frederick // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ed. A. M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1969.